Cutting element for a saw chain and method for the production thereof

A cutting member for a saw chain, the cutting member consisting of a compound material consisting of a support part, a cutting part, and a welded seam connecting the support part and the cutting part,

• wherein the cutting part is made of a high speed steel,
• wherein the support part is made from a tool steel that has the following composition in % by weight:
• Carbon (C)
• 0.4 to
• 1.0
• Silicon (Si)
• up to
• 1.8
• Manganese (Mn)
• up to
• 0.6
• Chromium (Cr)
• 4.5 to
• 12
• Molybdenum (Mo)
• 0.5 to
• 3
• Vanadium (V)
• up to
• 2
• Iron (Fe) and impurities as the remainder,
• wherein the tool steel of the support part is in a quenched and tempered state, has a hardness between 630 and 750 HV and a tensile strength between 2100 and 2500 MPa, obtained by hardening the compound material at a temperature above austenitizing temperature of the high speed steel, quenching and tempering, wherein the temperature above the austenitizing temperature range is within a range from 1050 to below 1200° C.